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MEDfORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1962 J Committee Studies Plan for Physical Therapy Program at Farm Home A local physicians' coordln ting committee is st dying a proposal to reinstitute a phy sical therapy program in the Jackson county farm home, Dr. A. Erin Merkel said to day. A committee headed by Dr. Mario J. Campagna met Wednesday morning in Med ford to go over plans for the program. On the committee are Dr. Ralph Thompsen, Dr. N. J. Wilson, Dr. Thomas C. Bolion, Dr. Henry E. Storino and Dr. James C. Luce. The County Care Act pro vides federal fund:; which are allocated to counties through the state board of health. Dr. Merkel explained. Such matching funds pay for a large portion of the pro gram, he added. Proposal Referred The Jackson county court had referred the proposed therapy program to Dr. Mer kel in Ja luary for sugges tions. Previously, Millard Hoffman, former county farm home superintendent, had hired a physical therapist for a short time. Thirty people were started through the therapy clinic. Ten cases w.re found not feasible for treatment. Of the 20 remaining, 11 wer able to walk after treatment, one bed patient moved to a wheel chair and one wheel chair patient became able to walk, according to official records. During a 3'-month pro gram, 14 patients could be dis charged from nursing care and transferred to homes for the aged where their care was less expensive, it was pointed out. "The point is that the tax payer is saved considerable money if 14 welfare patients can be removed from expen sive nursing home care," a local physician pointed out. "In fact, this would pay for the entire program for the period." "What is even more strik ing is that a 28-year-old worn an left the farm home able to walk," a welfare case worker said. "This is why we are press ing for more welfare patients and fewer private patients Missiles Installed in Idaho Bring Nine More Far-Off Cities in Target Mountain Home. Idaho-WPD Nine more cities in a far-off land are on target. Their destroyers if war came are nine sleek nuclear tipped Titan I missiles now buried beneath the dry sage brush of the Snake river plain near here. Simple ceremonies were held this summer when Ida ho's first three-missile com plex was turned over to the Strategic Air Commond on a war-ready basis. Now two more complexes have been activated adding mighty muscle to the nation's deterrent strength. Changes in Signs Along Freeway at GP To Be Made Grants Pass - Changes in signs to help divert more tourist traffic off the Inter state 5 freeway and onto the Rogue River highway will be made, a state highway depart ment representative assured river highway businessmen this week. The changes in general will fall into two categories: Exit signs along the free way between Gold Hill and Grants Pass will make more definite mention of the Rogue River highway and its tourist facilities. Signs in Grants Pass that now read "To Mcdford," and signs at several of the inter changes between Rock Point and Rogue River that now read "To Grants Pass ' will be changed to state simply "To Freeway." These changes will be made so as to avoid the implication that the free way is the only way to get to the locality in question. Met With Businessmen Tom Edwards of the state highway department met with Rogue River highway businessmen and Josephine county leaders Tuesday and indicated that the Foots Creek exit sign will be changed to read "Rogue Riv er Route." At the meeting agreement was reached as to the word ing of three signs Pacific Power and Light company plans to erect to lend further aid in diverting tourist traf fic. One will be placed north of Grants Pass on the free way to read, "Rogue River Recreation Land, Rogue Riv er Route, Turn Right One Mile." South of Grants Pass a second sign will state, "Rogue River Recreation Land, Full Family Fun Fa cilities. Stay South on US 99." The same copy will also appear on a sign on the Red wood highway facing north bound traffic on Highway 199. Before the year is out 54 Titan I missiles are scheduled to be ready. During 1963 squadrons of the newer Titan Hi are slated for activation. Each missile is designed to hurtle a nuclear warhead at speeds of more than 17,000 miles an hour over distances up to 8,300 miles. Each mis sile is keyed for a specific target. Each is housed in an under ground silo, built to with stand all but a direct hit by an atomic weapon. Specially trained SAC aero space crews man the under ground launching complexes around the clock, ready to fire the monsters of destruc tion at a moment's notice if an enemy should attack. Chaplain Lt. Col. A. E. Mc Williams delivered the invo cation at the activation cere monies here. "God, give us character and wisdom in the use of these weapons," he prayed. A gusty, biting-cold wind seemed to hush for a moment as the plea tumbled from the chaplain's lips, and each word carried with startling clarity Two Persons Hurt In Auto Accident Two persons suffered minor Injuries in a two-car rear-end collision on Highway 99 south of Mcdford yesterday after noon, state police reported. Jerry Richard Haines, 24, of Klamath Falls, driver of one car, suffered head and knee injuries. Jeanne Eliza beth Foster, 33, of 4019 South Pacific highway, driver of the other car. also had head and left knee injuries. Both cars were traveling south when the Foster car stopped and the driver indi cated a left turn, when the Haines car struck it in the rear end, police said. Jobe Elected Head Of County School Superintendents Stanley C. Jobe, Ashland school superintendent, was elected president of the Jack son County Superintendents' association at a recent meeting. Eagle Point Superintendent Glenn D. Hale n elerlort vice president, and Alf B. meKvoia, county school su perintendent, as secretary. uutgoing officers are Cen tral Point RimarinrnnAnl Charles A. Mvcr nt,ct4inr and Mcdford Superintendent Dr. Leonard B. Mayfield, vice president. "The superintendents' asso ciation has hppn flinntinnintf for many years and has served as an effective means of work ing on common problems, as serted Brnim flrrinn on e valuable means of communi cations," Mekvold said. Discuss Many Items The group discussed several items in planning for the 1963 legislative session. It is espe cially concerned about ballot measure 10, Mekvold said. This proposal by initiative pe tition would repeal the 1957 school district reorganization aw. ine association went on record as strongly opposing the passage of this measure. Dr. Mayfield made a brief explanation of the Oregon Program. An article in the Scptem ber issue of Oregon Educa tion, the official publication of the Oregon Education asso ciation describes the program as "a massive statewide effort to inject rapid and dramatic changes into Oregon teaching practice and to improve the quality of education in the slate," it was noted. to the group of 60 Air Force officers, civic dignitaries and newsmen gathered for the event. The sky was cloudless, and the sun shone brightly. But 50 feet underground the weather went unnoticed. The whir of fans replaced the howl of the wind. In the control room four men sat before three huge in strument consoles, intent on a maze of vari-colored lights. A bank of six television screens gave them a view of the ground overhead, and of vital parts of the fueled mis siles in their silos. The security-conscious con trollers seemed uncomfort able in the presence of out siders. "Will these missiles go far ther than 6,300 miles?" some one asked. "They don't have to," a SAC officer answered. "When do you pick the target?" "It's already been picked, these missiles are already keyed," the officer answered. Point of No Return "Can you change your mind and destroy the missile after it has been launched?" "No," the officer replied. The three Idaho missile complexes are located at Orchard, Grandview and Bru neau. Six complexes surround Denver, Colo., and other t h r e e-complex installations are at Moses Lake, Wash., Marysville, Calif., and Rapid City, S.D. All are war-ready or sched uled to be before the end of the year. Titan II launching sites are to be activated next year at Tucson, Ariz.; Wichita, Kan., and Little Rock, Ark. The Air Force says the na tion's intercontinental ballis tics missile strength will triple this year, then triple against next year. Payoff Year In the words of Maj. Gen. Thomas P. Gerrity, comman der of the Air Force ballistic systems division, "this is the payoff year for the ICBM program." Oregon Traffic Takes Three Lives By United Prats International Three person s two of them children died in Ore gon Thursday as a result of traffic accidents. The victims were Glenn Yates, 6 months, Crescent; James Bolton. 3, Portland, and Frank Wolf, 62, Si blimily. The Yates baby was killed in a one-car accident on U. S. Highway 97 five miles north of Gilchrist. The Bolton boy died in a Portland hospital from injur ies suffered when he was struck by a car in Portland Monday night. Wolf was killed when his pickup truck went out of con trol and overturned on a Marion county road seven miles south of Turnner. Sen. Len B. Jordan (R- Idaho), who witnessed the Idaho activation ceremonies, said "we will all sleep a little better now. "God grant they are never used, but the enemy under stands only the language of the sword." As visitors left the under ground control center they passed by a kitchen where a cook was preparing roast chicken. He seemed unconcerned that his kitchen was but a few hundred feet from three nu clear warheads. using the farm home facil ities," a physician explained. "We have to have some beds free there for nursing care patients who can't afford the services of private convales cent homes. These are the people we must reach with this physical therapy work. And this is what will save the taxpayers money." The Jackson county public welfare commission, which includes the county court, will hold a special meeting Tuesday to discuss a written policy for admission of pa tients to the farm home. This was requested of the county court last week by Welfare Administrator David Kuhns.1 'Fought Home Balllt' Contacted in Salem, former welfare administrator James Pullman said he had "fought the battle over farm home admissions for six years." "The unofficial policy was the court would let us know of a vacancy and give welfare patients first choice," Pull man explained. "But the last l'.j years the policy started reversing itself. Private pa tients seemed to get first chance.' Local physicians and the welfare commission became more critical of this policy this last year following com pletion of the new Hawthorne and Rogue Valley nursing homes. With more good nurs ing homes available there is less need for private patients to use the farm home, it was pointed out. Pullman is now head of the public assistance division of the slate welfare commission. 100'; luin neutral spirits SO proof, Intirnitionll Diltillirnt Co., L A. FHA CONVENTIONAL G.I. COMMERCE INVESTMENT INC. Specialists in Real Estate Mortgage Loans at Low Interest Rates We are happy to announce the opening of our office in Medford 207 U.S. National Bank Bldg. Serving Southern Oregon Floyd Eastwood Manager Phone 773-7272 Tweedy Named To Temporary Post As Juvenile Head Lawrence Tweedy, Jackson county juvenile counselor, has been appointed tempor ary juvenile department di rector by Jackson county cir cuit court. The acting assignment be comes effective Oct. 1. Twee dy has been a counselor for six years and was recom mended by the juvenile ad visory council. The present director, Mrs. Kay Crowell, leaves for a three weeks vacation Oct. 1 before taking a new job with the Sacramento county pro bation department. In other action, the follow ing were named council di rectors: John B. Harr, super intendent of Rogue River schools, the Rev. Robert W. Tull, Mcdford Congregational minister as new associate member; Mrs. Ben Day, Gold Hill, director and council chairman last year as consul tant; James G. Armson, as sistant professor of psychol ogy of Southern Oregon col lege as director. Submits Resignation Jerry Lausman, Medford, submitted his resignation as director. Charles Henry, Medford, associate member last year, was named director and chair man. Other officers named were John Crabb, Medford schools, vice chairman, and Mrs. Owen Kunkel, Medford, secretary. The council has listed the director's job opening with the Oregon Juvenile council and the National Council for Crime and Delinquency. Ap plications may be made to Jackson county circuit court. A personnel committee is being established to screen applicants, it was explained. Qualifications are four years of college plus graduate work to the level of a mas ter's degree in social case work, sociology or psychology or an equivalent combination of experience and training, plus extensive child welfare or juvenile court work in cluding one year, at least, of supervisory or administrative experience. Ashland Men Hurt In Morning Mishap Ashland - Two Ashland men suffered minor injuries early this morning when their car struck a city water truck on East Main st. near First st. Injured were Carroll Ed wards Hurst, 44. of 2408 Sis kiyou blvd., and Ralph Harris, 33, of 791 Butler Creek rd. Hurst was treated at Ashland Community hospital and re leased. The accident occurred short ly after 5 o'clock this morning as the water truck, operated by Jennings B. Covington, 63, of 78 Pine St., was washing East Main st. DEAN -TAYLOR PONTIAC Open Til 9:00 MON. thru FRI. SOBBING SIMS IS NOW OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAY TELESCOPES 15 to 300 Power 988 . 7988 Bike Tires from 1.77 BIKE fifi PEDALS P"r USA mi With Thit Ad bb T,..d. SAT., SEPT. 15 ONLY laiitxirinf i Pair to in Ad Regular 1.49 pair Supply Limited SflAAS Cycle & Hobby Shop 23 N. Fir 772-2472 GIFTS AND REFRESHMENTS To-night and Saturday till 8 PM S150 IN CASH PRIZES You need not be present to win no our- I'tn .$W enase "e'essafy! 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